214 Animal Husbandry 
LONG-WOOL BREEDS OF MUTTON SHEEP 
Tae Name, Native Home, Conor or Points, APPROXIMATE LENGTH oF 
Woot, Weicut or FLEECE, AND AVERAGE WEIGHT OF SHEEP FOR 
Eacu or tHe Lone-WooLtep Murron Breeps 
Me” | Nemve: Hows) “BON e” | Weocis | Woorles | geuur'tes 
Leicester .| England White 6-10 6-10 180-240 
Cotswold .| England White, 8-14 8-12 200-265 
‘| spotted 
Lincoln .! England | White, 10-18 10-14 275-350 
mottled 
Blackfaced | Scotland Black 8-14 47 
Highland 
342. Leicester long-wooled sheep. — This breed was developed 
in Leicester County, England. The origin of the breed is obscure. 
Formerly there existed in Leicester a long-wooled, large, coarse, 
narrow-backed, and slow-feeding type, and it was from this type 
that the modern Leicester was developed. The first improvement 
was accomplished by Robert Bakewell, who began his sheep breed- 
ing efforts about 1755. His object was to produce a breed that 
would fatten quickly and mature early. Before this, size and body- 
weight had been the aim of breeders generally. Bakewell at- 
tracted wide attention, and his flock became very famous. He 
let his rams instead of selling them, and some excellent prices were 
obtained. Thus, in 1787, he let three rams for $6000. The 
Leicester as improved. by Bakewell retains to-day many of the 
original features. 
343. Description of Leicester sheep. — This breed is fairly 
large, with long body, very wide back, and a tendency to be long 
of leg. The face and legs are free from wool and covered with a. 
soft, white hair. While the face is only medium in length, the nose 
is often Roman in form. For a large sheep, the body is plump and 
